Big Names Added to Download Festival

It has been announced that Def Leppard will be joining the line-up of the 2011 Download Festival, joining other announced acts such as System of a Down and Linkin Park. It means that the headliners are all in place ahead of the June event, with Leppard headlining Friday and the others following on Saturday and Sunday.

Def Leppard are the famous English rockers from Sheffield that have been releasing various albums and singles since the late 1970s, from their debut album in 1980 to their most recent release “Mirrorball” which will in stores in 2011.

The current line-up is the same as it has been since guitarist Vivian Campbell joined the group in 1992 and also includes Joe Elliot as lead singer, Phill Collen as guitarist, Rick Savage as bass guitarist and Rick Allen on the drums. The band first emerged with their debut album “On Through the Night” in 1980 and would follow it up throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s with albums such as “High ‘n’ Dry”, “Pyromania” and “Hysteria” (in the 1980s), plus further releases like “Retro Active”, “Euphoria”, “Yeah!” and “Mirrorball”. So with such a long career it is likely that there will be plenty of rock fans flocking to pick up festival tickets to witness the latest in Download’s illustrious career.